The Test of English as a Foreign Language – TOEFL is a test for English proficiency. It is taken up by people whose native language is not English and wish to study at one of the many universities in the United States.The new format of Internet based test iBT format has replaced the computer based tests and paper based tests since 2005. The score is valid for 2 years. It is a 3 hour 30 minutes long test
The test has four sections –
Reading – 44 to 60 questions, 70 to 90 minutes
Writing – 1 essay, 30 minutes
Listening – 30 to 50 questions, 40 to 60 minutes
Structure – 20 to 25 questions, 15 to 20 minutes